Salamonie Reservoir

Joseph and I decided to celebrate the lack of snow by going camping in our brand-new tent. We could only get away for one night, but it was a wonderful, beautiful, warm weekend full of stars and laughter. We tent camped at Salamonie. Then on Palm Sunday we walked the Bloodroot Trail, a 13 mile loop trail through the woods and fields and along the Reservoir in the park. We were pretty sore, 13 miles later, but we're proud of ourselves for hiking the whole trail.  As we walked we wondered what Bloodroot is, what the trail is named for. We did not know. Joseph thought it sounded like the name of an ax murderer who is still wandering the woods. I thought it sounded like a tree, but these were guesses. Along the way we admired a few flowers. Thanks to Wikipedia, I now know that a few of those beautiful blooms we saw were in fact the flower named Bloodroot.  Bloodroot is poisonous, has a red liquid that can be used as a natural dye, and has beautiful white and yellow blooms.

Bloodroot flowers.

Joseph looking at me suspiciously from inside our tent.

Three turtles along the path.

We stopped for a picnic.

Joseph's boots didn't fare very well, and this picture is only after 6 miles!

The view over the reservoir.

 Here is an example of the helpful signs we found all along the trail.

Does anyone know what these are?